The 1st step is to fill out a Washington County permit application. Take the completed application to your local Town or Village Compliance Officer who will determine whether the project requires Zoning or Planning Board review. When the local Municipality is satisfied, the Compliance officer will sign a form that is included in the permit application packet. You may then submit to Washington County for a permit.

The most important difference is that a grand jury decides whether or not there is enough evidence to charge an accused person with a crime. A trial jury decides whether or not the person who is charged with a crime has been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Probation is a sentence or disposition imposed by a criminal court or family court. In general, probationers are released in the community without serving a period of local incarceration, although in certain circumstances they may be sentenced to both imprisonment (local) and probation; the sentence of incarceration shall be a condition of and run concurrently with a sentence of probation. Probation is a county function in New York State, although in New York City, the probation department is run by the City government. The Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives (OPCA) provides regulatory oversight and funding to local probation departments.

Parole is a portion of a correctional sentence served in the community following a term of incarceration in state prison. For offenders serving an "indeterminate" sentence, the NYS Board of Parole makes decisions whether an eligible state inmate is granted or denied parole. Offenders sentenced to a "determinate" prison term generally are released after serving 6/7 of their sentence. The period of supervised release following incarceration for such offenders is known as "Post-Release Supervision." Parole or Post-Release Supervision is intended to assist offenders in returning to society. These offenders are supervised in the community by parole officers, who are state officials employed by the NYS Division of Parole.